Peoria

[ pee-awr-ee-uh, -ohr- ]

/ piˈɔr i ə, -ˈoʊr- /

a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.

a town in central Arizona.

OTHER WORDS FROM Peoria

Pe·o·ri·an, adjective, noun

Peoria indulges in, and mostly enjoys, just about every vice known to man or woman from New York to Baghdad to Bangkok.

Newsweek Takedown From Beyond the Grave: Michael Hastings’s Fiction Tells the Truth |Christopher Dickey |June 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ernst even sought to find out how Ulysses might play in Peoria (not well, if the returned survey is any indication).

How ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Is Like ‘Ulysses’ |Danielle Sigler |June 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And how the world then reacts has equally major ripples from Peoria to Portland.

Debt-Debacle Hangover |Zachary Karabell |August 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The 16-year-old Shali was dropped into the alien world of high school in Peoria, Ill., unable to speak a word of English.

The Noble General |John Barry |July 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Yosef has become a stranger by the time Mariam rejoins him in Peoria, Illinois, after three years.

Best New Writers |Jane Ciabattari |October 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Our preacher spoke first, and then the lawyer from Bloomington, and then came the great man from Peoria.

Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14) |Elbert Hubbard
Mr. Gowdy was a state senator in 1854 and his home was at or near Peoria.

The Life of Lyman Trumbull |Horace White
They started and during their absence I went to Peoria, on the Illinois river, to see an old friend and get his advice.

Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk |Black Hawk
Peoria, some distance up, is a pleasant town; I went over the place; the country back is all rich land, for sale cheap.

Complete Prose Works |Walt Whitman
If you are in your old business as I infer from your letter, why can't you get work just as well here in Peoria as in Harrisburg?

Five Hundred Dollars |Horatio Alger

Peoria

/ (piːˈɔːrɪə) /

a port in N central Illinois, on the Illinois River. Pop: 112 907 (2003 est)